upsilon
English
Alternative forms
- ypsilon (uncommon)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón, “simple Υ”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /juːpˈsaɪ.lən/, /ˈʌp.sɪˌlɒn/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈjup.sɪˌlɑn/, /ˈʌp.sɪˌlɑn/, /ˈup.sɪˌlɑn/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈ(j)up.sɪˌlɒn/, /(j)ɪu̯p-/
← tau |
→ phi | |
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Noun
upsilon (plural upsilons or upsila)
- The twentieth letter of Classical and Modern Greek; the twenty-second letter of Old and Ancient Greek.
- (particle physics) An upsilon meson, or bottomonium.
Derived terms
Translations
letter of the Greek alphabet
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See also
- (Greek-script letter names) alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, zeta, eta, theta, iota, kappa, lambda, mu, nu, xi, omicron, pi, rho, sigma, tau, upsilon, phi, chi, psi, omega
Anagrams
Dutch
Noun
upsilon m or f (plural upsilons, diminutive upsilonnetje n)
- superseded spelling of ypsilon
French
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὖ ψιλόν (û psilón).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /yp.si.lɔ̃/, /yp.si.lɔn/
Noun
upsilon m (plural upsilon)
Further reading
- “upsilon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.